Law Practice
Jun. 7, 2014
Breyer gives careful hearing to defendant firms in Heller bankruptcy
The four law firms facing unfinished-business claims from the Heller Ehrman LLP estate still face an uphill battle.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - While the deck is still stacked against them, the four law firms facing clawback claims after hiring partners from Heller Ehrman LLP as the firm dissolved in 2008 got some good news Thursday when U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer indicated he would reexamine the use of a key precedent.
A bedrock case in law firm bankruptcy law, Jewel v. Boxer helped form the basis for an e...
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